White Island volcano: how three brothers are on trial for 22 deaths
A 16-week trial over the Whakaari/White Island volcano tragedy has begun in New Zealand after an eruption killed 22 people, including 17 Australians in 2019. The island’s owners, brothers Andrew, Jame...
12 Jul 202323min
Fukushima: why is Japan releasing radioactive water into the Pacific?
Should Japan release millions of litres of radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean? Everyone remembers the Fukushima nuclear plant being swamped by a tsunami in March 2011. All four of the pl...
11 Jul 202319min
Living forever just got easier: Australia’s first cryonics lab
It’s a pretty sci fi concept – being stored upside down in a giant thermos full of liquid nitrogen in the hope that some day, maybe hundreds of years away, technology will bring you back to life. Now ...
10 Jul 202319min
What will change if the RBA governor is sacked
A decision on who will be the next RBA Governor is expected mid-July. So will Philip Lowe remain in the job? Who are the candidates? Will it change how the RBA operates, or are we just looking for a s...
9 Jul 202323min
From pole to parliament - meet MP Georgie Purcell
30-year-old MP Georgie Purcell was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in November last year - and she’s already shaking up the House. Georgie, from the Animal Justice Party, stands out from ...
7 Jul 202340min
The case for keeping phones in schools
Queensland has announced plans banning smartphones in state schools from next year bringing them into line with the rest of the country except ACT. While it seems like a no-brainer given how distracti...
6 Jul 202322min
YouTube’s worst apology: unpacking Colleen Ballinger
Colleen Ballinger, otherwise known as Miranda Sings, has been a YouTuber for over a decade and has recently had some serious allegations made against her, including being a child groomer. In a respons...
5 Jul 202318min
Diet coke: why does the WHO keep saying everything causes cancer?
The World Health Organization's recently announced that aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum, will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans." It feels ...
4 Jul 202319min
